PBDB Collection

Sialum, Huon Peninsula, terrace 6 (Pleistocene of Papua New Guinea)

Also known as Reef 3237

Where: Papua New Guinea (6.1° S, 147.6° E: paleocoordinates 6.1° S, 147.6° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)

• terrace 6 (=VB)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; reef rocks

• reef crest

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: J. M. Pandolfi. 1996. Limited membership in Pleistocene reef coral assemblages from the Huon Peninsula, Papua New Guinea: constancy during global change. Paleobiology 22(2):152-176 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 103254: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 24.01.2011

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Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
Scleractinia -	Gardineroseris planulata Gardineroseris planulata Dana 1846 stony coral
Scleractinia - Leptastreidae	Leptastrea purpurea Leptastrea purpurea Dana 1846 stony coral
Scleractinia - Merulinidae	"Goniastrea aspera" = Coelastrea aspera, Platygyra sinensis, Platygyra daedalea, Platygyra pini, Platygyra ryukyuensis, Favites chinensis, Favites complanata, "Montastrea annuligera" = Astrea annuligera, Leptoria phrygia, "Favia matthaii" = Dipsastraea matthaii, "Favia pallida" = Dipsastraea pallida, Hydnophora microconos, Goniastrea edwardsi, Goniastrea pectinata, Goniastrea retiformis, "Favia stelligera" = Goniastrea stelligera, Cyphastrea serailia, Cyphastrea microphthalma "Goniastrea aspera" = Coelastrea aspera Verrill 1866 stony coral Platygyra sinensis Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849 stony coral Platygyra daedalea Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral Platygyra pini Chevalier 1975 stony coral Platygyra ryukyuensis Yabe and Sugiyama 1935 stony coral Favites chinensis Verrill 1866 stony coral Favites complanata Ehrenberg 1834 stony coral "Montastrea annuligera" = Astrea annuligera Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849 stony coral Leptoria phrygia Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral "Favia matthaii" = Dipsastraea matthaii Vaughan 1918 stony coral "Favia pallida" = Dipsastraea pallida Dana 1846 stony coral Hydnophora microconos Lamarck 1816 stony coral Goniastrea edwardsi Chevalier 1971 stony coral Goniastrea pectinata Ehrenberg 1834 stony coral Goniastrea retiformis Lamarck 1816 stony coral "Favia stelligera" = Goniastrea stelligera Dana 1846 stony coral Cyphastrea serailia Forskal 1775 stony coral Cyphastrea microphthalma Lamarck 1816 stony coral
Scleractinia - Acroporidae	Astreopora listeri Astreopora listeri Bernard 1896 stony coral
Scleractinia - Pocilloporidae	Pocillopora sp., Stylophora pistillata Pocillopora sp. Lamarck 1816 stony coral Stylophora pistillata Esper 1797 stony coral
Scleractinia - Agariciidae	Coeloseris mayeri Coeloseris mayeri Vaughan 1918 stony coral
Scleractinia - Fungiidae	Fungiidae indet. Fungiidae indet. Dana 1846 stony coral
Scleractinia - Poritidae	Porites sp. Porites sp. Link 1807 stony coral
Scleractinia - Lobophylliidae	Symphyllia recta, Lobophyllia corymbosa Symphyllia recta Dana 1846 stony coral Lobophyllia corymbosa Forskal 1775 stony coral